Description

Learn the ancient ways of studying monsters. The higher your skill, the higher rank the monsters you can study. Once you finish collecting a monster's transformation, you can transform into it. Depending on your knowledge, your stats increase when you transform.

Details

Passive skill that determines the transformations available and what rank enemies can be collected.

The method of killing does not matter. Pet and summoned golem kills can cause a capture. However, they must be your finishes and not another party member's.

Finish is assigned by the highest amount of hits rather than the highest damage dealt to a monster.

However, if an enemy kills itself with Self-Destruct, it will not count.

Depending on the creature, you may have to capture it up to 5 times before learning how to transform into it.

You may only collect creatures of your Transformation Mastery rank and below.

You can also collect creatures automatically through Shamala's Monster Transformation Medal regardless of your Transformation Mastery rank. However, you still need the respective rank in order to transform into said monster.

If you use a medal for a monster that is above your rank, you will gain the skill EXP when you reach the respective rank.

Certain creatures, such as a Chick, are automatically placed in the diary.

When you transform into a creature, you will inherit their characteristics.

Transforming into a large creature, such as Dragons, may result in a smaller version of the creature.

The character hitbox will also change accordingly. Be aware of your surroundings while using creatures with large hitboxes, such as Chandelier Spiders.

Skills that are affected by hitbox, such as Windmill, are also affected. For example, transforming into a Chandelier Spider causes Windmill's radius to become larger than while not transformed.

A way to compare hitboxes is to focus on your camera height during the transition between transformations. If your camera goes up, your hitbox became larger and if your camera goes down, your hitbox became smaller.

Certain monsters, such as Skeletons, may have multiple variations that can be transformed into at random.

You will receive a HP and Defense bonus while transformed respective to the rank of Transformation Mastery along with the diary's HP, Strength, Defense, and Magic Defense bonus as well as the percentage bonus from the creature you transformed into.

Your speed will be equivalent to that of the creature. For example, the user will march quickly while as a Golem, but move incredibly slow while as a Zombie.

Movement Speed bonuses have no effect while transformed into a creature.

The transformed creature's speed is slightly slower than the actual creature.

Equipments with animations, such as the Shamala Outfit, do not take effect while transformed.

The creature's equipment has no effect on the transformation. For example, if transformed into an enemy with a Shield, such as a Shadow Fighter, its shield's effects do not take place.

Transforming does not affect aggro, even if transformed as the same creature.

Holding the Alt key while transformed will display the name of the creature underneath the character's name.

There is no limit on how long you can stay transformed. You can transform into other creatures or cancel your current transformation.

There is a 5 second cooldown after transforming and switching transformations.

Changing channels, talking with an NPC, initiating a cutscene, or being rendered unconscious will cancel the transformation.

All transformed creatures can "sit" on chairs if they are capable of using Rest, use Ladeca and Eweca Ladders to "sit" on Homestead Ladeca and Eweca, respectively, even if they lack Rest, and can be put in a bubble. However, most have no animation for it and will appear standing.

Since the Dream Catcher has low stats and depending how strong the enemy is, it might be wise to set Party Finish Rules to "Anyone in the Party", defeat the enemy with a stronger weapon, then finish it off with the Dream Catcher.

Master Title

Trivia

This skill is known as Shapeshifting Mastery in oversea servers.

Transforming into an NPC with a gender while equipped with 'the Married' or 'the Family Oriented' titles will cause the Husband/Wife/Father/Mother/Son/Daughter/Brother/Sister part to match the corresponding gender (e.g. transforming into a male NPC will have the title appear as 'Husband' and transforming into a female NPC will have the title appear as 'Wife').